MOUNTAINEER ROUNDUP: Eastern hoops, baseball battle in tough contests

Feb. 5—Big Blue has its athletics in full swing.

Eastern Oklahoma State College men's and women's basketball has been hard at work on the hardwood, while baseball has been battling on the diamond.

The Mountaineers and Lady Mountaineers split a pair of games against Seminole State, later both competing in hard-fought battles against Murray State.

Eastern baseball took on Tyler Junior College in a three game series, which was moved up due to weather conditions.

Here's a recap of finals and quick stats for Mountaineer athletics from Jan. 29-Feb. 4:

Jan. 29 WBB vs. Seminole State College, (L, 97-102) (Olivia Johnson 20 points, Mackenzie Heeke and Emilee Proctor 18 points each, Tarellya Baber 14 points, Asia Johnson seven points, Kaylynn Whelan and Seniya Wilson six points each, Nadiyah Cooper five points, Julianna Matlock three points)

Jan. 29 MBB vs. Seminole State College, (W, 87-70) (Jackson Greene 25 points, Marque Wilkerson 16 points, Jordyn Brown and Jamel Graves eight points each, Julius Williams seven points, DD Coleman and Andre Kanu six points each, Xavier Lucas five points, Jamouri Mccalister four points, Jordan Kuac two points)

Feb. 1 WBB @ Murray State College, (L, 72-76) (Mackenzie Heeke 25 points, Olivia Johnson and Kaylynn Whelan nine points each, Nadiyah Cooper eight points, Asia Johnson seven points, Emilee Proctor six points, Seniya Wilson five points, Tarellya Baber two points, and Julianna Matlock with one point)

Feb. 1 MBB @ Murray State College, (L, 63-67) (Jackson Greene 18 points, Jordyn Brown 13 points, Andre Kanu nine points, Marque Wilkerson seven points, Xavier Lucas four points, Jamouri Mccalister and Cole Simpson three points each, DD Coleman and Julius Williams two points each, Jamel Graves one point)

Feb. 1 BSB @ Tyler Junior College, (L, 2-12)(Jackson Archambeau 2-2, 2 RBI, Preston Prock, Lane Franklin, Cyrus Kornegay combined four strikeouts thrown)

Feb. 2 BSB @ Tyler Junior College, (G1: L, 0-2/G2: L, 0-1)(Ruben Venter 1-2, Tatum Hayworth, Camden White, Mason Trotter combined five strikeouts thrown/Kyler Spencer 2-4, Kamden Thompson and Carson Sherrill combined six strikeouts thrown)

Games moved ahead one day due to weather.

A LOOK AHEAD

The Mountaineers and Lady Mountaineers are neck deep in the second half of basketball season, with home games against Connors and NOC-Tonkawa, while Eastern baseball and softball will face off in road contests.

Here's the full lineup of upcoming Eastern athletics contests from Feb. 5-11:

Feb. 5 WBB vs. Connors State College, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 5 MBB vs. Connors State College, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 WBB vs. Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 MBB vs. Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 9-10 SB @ THF Collegiate Winter Blast (6 Opponents-TBD, Times TBD)

Feb. 9 BSB @ Bregman Cares Classic (Paris Junior College, 11 a.m.{&pipe}Galveston College, 7 p.m.)

Feb. 10 BSB @ Bregman Cares Classic (Odessa College, 3 p.m.)